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'''Sidnar''' lies on the [[Khourx River]] above, and upriver from, [[Lake Korst]] on the frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. Indeed, in terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but it is included in that of the Mistlands because of its elven population. Sidnar is reached from [[Delagia]] by the [[The Ascent]] and the [[Brooding Bridge]]. Riverboats connect Lake Korst to the [[Vuchar River]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] also known as the [[Korst River]]. A maze of country roads connect Delagia and [[Karg]]. Prior to the [[Scourge of Arak]] in 588 BC, a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]] where it met the original [[Strigos Road]] that at that time connected to the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]].
'''Sidnar''' lies on the [[Khourx River]] above, and upriver from, [[Lake Korst]] on the frontier of the [[Mistlands]]. Indeed, in terms of geography it should belong to the [[Mountains of Misery]] [[Regions of Darkon|region]], but it is included in that of the Mistlands because of its elven population.  
 
 
The Mountains of Misery were born with the land of Arak. The Forgotten Hills and Mounts Nirka and Nyid beyond appeared on the northern frontier of Barovia in 575 BC. Darkon formed on Arak's northern frontier a year later. Mount Nyid stood at the heart of Arak and Mount Nirka guarded its northern frontier with Darkon. A road snaked through the mountains, terminating in the south at the eastern end of the Old Svalich Road in Barovia and terminating in the north at the Tempe Road just west of Tempe Falls in Darkon. A road also ran to Sidnar in Darkon. By 682 BC, if not earlier, contact with Barovia was lost, for Nova Vaasa formed on the southern frontier of Arak. The Nightmare Lands became Arak's eastern neighbour in 683 BC, forming along the eastern limit of the eastern foothills. And finally in 691 BC, Tepest became its western neighbour, forming along the western limit of the western foothills.
 
All life across the face of Arak was eradicated in 588 BC by a sandstorm without precedent in an event recorded as the Scourge of Arak. In its wake dwarves and gnomes from Darkon came in searh of lost kin. Looters and treasure seekers came too. Those who tarried long risked being carried off in night by fey said to dwell in a kingdom hidden far beneath the surface. As the flow of visitors to Arak shrank, one's risk of being disappearing with out a trace grew. Until it became accepted wisdom in Darkon and later in Nova Vaasa and Tepest that anyone who dared the hours of the night in their unwanted neighbour would end up entombed without a trace beneath its stone.
 


Sidnar is not the most accessible place in [[Darkon]]. [[Riverboat|Riverboats]] connect the [[Vuchar River]] and [[Lake Korst]] via the lower leg of the [[Khourx River]] also known as the [[Korst River]]. Sidnar is reached from [[Delagia]] and the lake by a road known as the [[The Ascent]]. It crosses the Khourx River via the [[Brooding Bridge]] as it reaches Sidnar. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and [[Karg]]. Prior to the [[Scourge of Arak]] in 588 BC, a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the [[Mountains of Misery]] where it met the road that preceded that the envisioned [[Strigos Road]] and that at that time joined the [[Old Svalich Road]] in eastern [[Barovia]]. The road from Sidnar would have passed between [[Mount Nirka]] and [[Mount Nyid]]. The principle function of the road died with the [[Arakian|Arakians]] with the [[Scourge of Arak]] in [[588 BC]]. The reputation that [[Arak]] would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the [[Darkonian frontier]]. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades is unknown, but unlikely as Sindar is not [[Tempe Falls]], having little in the way of the [[dwarves]] and [[gnomes]] who far happy to work beneath the earth.


==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==
==[[Locations in Sidnar]]==

Revision as of 12:19, 15 February 2011

Sidnar lies on the Khourx River above, and upriver from, Lake Korst on the frontier of the Mistlands. Indeed, in terms of geography it should belong to the Mountains of Misery region, but it is included in that of the Mistlands because of its elven population.

Sidnar is not the most accessible place in Darkon. Riverboats connect the Vuchar River and Lake Korst via the lower leg of the Khourx River also known as the Korst River. Sidnar is reached from Delagia and the lake by a road known as the The Ascent. It crosses the Khourx River via the Brooding Bridge as it reaches Sidnar. A maze of country roads connects Delagia and Karg. Prior to the Scourge of Arak in 588 BC, a road led from Sidnar to the heart of the Mountains of Misery where it met the road that preceded that the envisioned Strigos Road and that at that time joined the Old Svalich Road in eastern Barovia. The road from Sidnar would have passed between Mount Nirka and Mount Nyid. The principle function of the road died with the Arakians with the Scourge of Arak in 588 BC. The reputation that Arak would acquire in subsequent years was ample deterence against the use of the road for prospecting or exploring beyond the Darkonian frontier. Whether the Darkonian portion of the road remained in use and was maintained over the decades is unknown, but unlikely as Sindar is not Tempe Falls, having little in the way of the dwarves and gnomes who far happy to work beneath the earth.

Locations in Sidnar

Streets of Sidnar

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II

Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p43

Ravenloft Third Edition - pp32, 116
Domains of Dread - p34
Requiem: The Grim Harvest - Necropolis - p11
The Ravenloft Campaign Setting:Domains and Denizens - p13
Realm of Terror - p67
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - pp42-43

Requiem: The Grim Harvest - poster map


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